Adjustable hasp.



No. 7|2,-a56. Patented Nov. 4, I902.

w. E. CRAVEN. ADJUSTABLE HASP.

(Application filed Apr. 18, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES ATJENT ()FFIQE.

WILLIAM E. CRAVEN, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

ADJUSTABLE HASP.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 712,656, dated November4, 1902.

Application filed April 18, 1902.

To 61/ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I: WILLIAM EQORAVEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wilmington, in the county of Newcastle and State ofDelaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Hasps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to adjustable hasps and hooks, and hasfor itsobject to provide an improved device of the class described which willpossess points of advantage in convenience, simplicity, inexpensiveness,effectiveness, and general efficiency.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved device of theclass described which is particularly applicable to stable, barn, andouthouse doors and gates and in other places exposed to the changes oftemperature and the Weather, whereby the material of which they arecomposed is likely to be affected and the relative position of the partschanged. l

In thedrawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a barn-doorand adjoining parts, showing my improved hasp-in operative position.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view of my improved hasp,partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a hookinstead of a hasp. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of theinvention.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are denoted by the same referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body or central portion ofmy improved hasp or hook. The body or central portion 1 may be of anydesired shape, though preferably it will have a Hat surface onatleasttwo of its sides for a purpose hereinafter explained. In.

with means of securing it to an object, here shown as a barn-door frame4. In the form shownthe head 3 has one end reduced and screw-threadedcomplementary to the por- Serial .No. 103,519. No modelJ tion of thebore 2 having the smaller diameter and an eye 5, formed at the otherend, by

means of which the hasp or hook may be secured to the door-frame 4 by astaple 6. The shank 7 of the hasp or hook portion proper has the endopposite the hasp or hook 8 screwthreaded complementary to the portionof the bore 2 having the larger diameter and is preferably provided nearsaid screw-threaded portion with a flat surface on at least two sidesfor the same purpose as the flat surface on the sides of the bodyorcentral portion 1.

It is evident that my improved hasp or hook may be composed of anysuitable material and made in many ways; but I prefer toform the same ofmetal and to cast'the various parts in suitable molds. y

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodand appreciated. The head 3 is secured by means of the staple 6 to thedoor-frame 4:. The body or central portion 1 is now secured on thereduced end of the head 3, which fits in the portion of the bore 2having the smaller diameter. The body or central portion 1 is not,however, screwed up against the shoulder formed on the head 3 byreducing the end portion to fit the bore 2. The shank 7 of the hasp orhook S is now screwed into the portion of the'bore 2 having the largerdiameter. The shank 7 is not, however; screwed up against the shoulderformed at the juncture of the two portions of the bore 2. A staple 9 isnow fixed in the door 10 at a suitable distance to receive the hasp orhook 8. Now

when it is desired to fasten the door 10 it is only necessary to insertthe hook 8 into the staple 9 or pass the hasp 8 over the staple 9andinsert a pin or a lock in such staple 9. If for any reason the door10 becomes warped or twisted or wrenched or the position relative to thedoor-frame 4 in any way changed, so that the hasp or hook 8 no longerfits the staple 9, it is only necessary to screw the head 3 or the shank7, or both, into or out of the body or central portion 1 until the haspor hook 8 does fit properly the staple 9. The flat surfaces providedupon the sides of the body or central portion 1 and the shank 7 serve tofurnish a good holding when the parts are being screwed into properadjustment.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the details ofconstruction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as itis manifest that variations and modifications may be made in thefeatures of construction and arrangement-in the adaptation of the deviceto various conditions of use without departing from the spirit and scopeof my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to allsuch variations and modifications as properly fall within the scope ofmy invention and the terms of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. A hasp, comprising a staple or fixed sup port,a headloosely secured thereto at one end,and having its opposite endscrew-thread- 20 ed, a hasp proper formed at one end to engage a staple,and screw-threaded at its oppie, and threaded at its opposite end, andhav- 3o ing a flattened portion adjacent to its threaded end, and a bodyportion having a screw threaded bore to receive the threaded ends of thehead and hasp.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of thesubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM E. CRAVEN.

Witnesses:

J. W. PARDU, CHARLES K. LLOYD.

